Romesh Ranganathan
After last week's traumatic trip to Haiti the second edition of this educational and entertaining travel series visits Ethiopia. For years, all that most people in Britain have heard about the East African country is famine, drought and Bob Geldof singing about famine and drought. Now Romesh Ranganathan is heading there to discover if this reputation is justified. Is Ethiopia really a food-starved dust bowl?
I guess the pitch for this three-part travel series was a slam dunk. Everybody's favourite sourpuss stand-up Romesh Ranganathan is the anti-Michael Palin, heading to uncharted territories around the world that TV's Mr Nice wouldn't touch with a sound man's boom microphone. As Ranganathan says in the intro most countries have been ticked off, if not by the ex-Python then by fellow comics such as Jack Whitehall and his dad. But not Haiti, where he spends a week in part one.
Romesh Ranganathan is a comedian whose idea of a nice trip away is two weeks in the Algarve.
In this new three-part series he’s travelling way beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfast buffets, to some of the most beautiful, but dangerous places on earth.
Romesh Ranganathan and Frank Skinner are among the nominees for this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards, chosen by journalists who write about TV and radio.
The BPG Awards – given only for work commissioned in the UK – are highly prized by programme-makers because they are selected independently by TV and radio correspondents, critics and previewers.The 44th annual BPG awards, sponsored by Virgin TV, will be held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Friday March 16th 2018.
Romesh Ranganathan is to replace Jack Whitehall on Sky's sports panel show A League Of Their Own.
The former teacher tweeted: "I have amazing or terrible news depending on how you feel about me. I’m joining ."
Romesh Ranganathan will front a brand new format for UKTV's channel Dave entitled Judge Romesh. The UKTV Original sees Romesh holding court over real life disputes, casting his trademark acerbic wit over each and supported by a cast of top comedians. Each week Romesh will preside over genuine disagreements and mete out comic judgement in his own inimitable style.
Romesh Ranganathan said,
This documentary went out earlier this week but I only caught up with it last night. And I'm glad I did. It's a great study of a brilliant comedian presented by a pretty good comedian and in the light of various recent events it couldn't feel more timely.
Romesh Ranganathan is making a new travel series for BBC2. InRomesh’s Really Rough Guide he’s travelling way beyond his comfort zone and the world of a complimentary breakfast buffet as he ventures to some of the most beautiful but dangerous places on earth.
Update: The transmission date has been confirmed as October 30. Also the part of best mate that was originally reported to be played by Seann Walsh is now played by Nick Helm.
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is to star and write his own sitcom for Sky 1
We all love comedians chatting off-duty, that’s why Jerry Seinfield’s Comedians In Cars series and Alan Davies As Yet Untitled do so well. and now BBC Three has got in on the act with the low-budget, lo-fi but big-on-laughs Romesh: Comedians In Pubs Talking Comedy.
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